Europe News Nicușor Dan wins Romanian presidential election in dramatic comeback Stakes have never been this high in Romania's post-communist history, as Romanians voted in a crucial and polarised presidential election runoff on Sunday, in which centrist Nicușor Dan faced nationalist George Simion. 18/05/2025
Europe News Italian PM Meloni hosts EU-US talks on trade, Ukraine and defence Leaders from the EU, Italy and the US met in Rome on Sunday to discuss trade, defence, and Ukraine. Ursula von der Leyen called for increased defence investments in the EU. 18/05/2025
Europe News Russia deploys 273 drones in biggest attack on Ukraine yet Russia launched 273 drones at Ukraine overnight into Sunday, marking the largest such attack yet since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion. 18/05/2025
Serbia Serbians protest in Subotica demanding justice for Novi Sad victims As their protests over the deadly Novi Sad train station disaster continue, the university students in Serbia have found surprising allies. 18/05/2025
Europe News EU and UK chase deal amid wrangling over closer ties In a first since Brexit, the EU and UK are meeting to forge closer ties. However, will disagreement on the others' demands dash hopes of Starmer’s desired Brexit reset? 18/05/2025
Europe News Early voting beats previous elections in Portugal's legislative race Party leaders voted in the morning, with the majority emphasising the importance of voting and electoral participation. By 12 pm local time, around 25.56% of voters had cast their ballots. 18/05/2025
Europe News Germany: Partygoers injured in possible terrorist attack, police say Police in Bielefeld are searching for a fugitive armed man who attacked several people in a bar with a sharp object, leaving five injured. The attack occurred early Sunday morning. 18/05/2025
Europe News Internazionali Tennis: Paolini and Errani win women's doubles Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini win in the final of the doubles tournament against Russia's Veronika Kudermetova and Belgium's Elise Mertens and are confirmed as champions in Rome. 18/05/2025
Europe News 'It is impossible to invent something as exotic as the Vatican'. In an interview with Euronews, writer Javier Cercas describes Pope Francis as disruptive. Proof of this is the invitation he received from the Vatican to write a book, despite his declared secularism. Thus was born the novel 'El Loco de Dios en el fin del mundo' (God's Fool at the End of the World). 18/05/2025
Europe News Romanians vote in cliffhanger election as tensions continue to rise Stakes have never been this high in Romania's post-communist history, as Romanians vote in a crucial and polarised presidential election. Centrist Nicușor Dan faces nationalist George Simion, with diaspora turnout doubling. 18/05/2025
Europe News Pope Leo XIV's inaugural Mass draws global leaders The newly-elected supreme pontiff was greeted by crowds of faithful as he arrived in St Peter’s Square for his inauguration Mass, attended by world leaders and religious delegations. 18/05/2025
Europe News Only 3.3 per cent of foreigners in Portugal can vote. Will the deportation policy have an impact? Immigrants have little participation in political life in Portugal. A study points out that this favours populist speeches and compromises integration. 18/05/2025
Europe News Portugal: Young men vote 5 times more for far-right than women The author of the report, who is an analyst at the European Policy Centre, explains that far-right movements have been able to take advantage of the frustration of young men under 25 over the 'loss of a stable job and financial independence', which are 'traditional markers of masculinity'. 18/05/2025
Moments Is it ever okay to swim with wild dolphins? Knowing whether the choices you make on holiday are harming or helping the wildlife you are there to spot can be hard. 18/05/2025
Europe News How will the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV influence the world economy? The first US pontiff in the Catholic Church's history has spoken about his namesake Pope Leo XIII's social policies, economics, and theological doctrines, which opened the Church to modernity in the late 19th century. 18/05/2025
Europe News Strong participation by Polish diaspora in presidential election This year's presidential election is generating a large response from Poles. According to information made available by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, almost 500,000 people took advantage of their voting rights. 18/05/2025
Health news Teens with high screen time more likely to be depressed, sleep poorly Teenagers in Sweden tend to use their devices for far longer than national health guidelines recommend. 18/05/2025
Lifestyle Culture Road Festival Manisa: The New Manisa Museum opened its doors The Turkish Cultural Route Festival kicked off with an art-filled start in Manisa, which it included on its route for the first time this year. The new Manisa Museum brought a contemporary breath of fresh air to the city's cultural heritage with its interactive structure and rich collection. 18/05/2025
Europe News Zelenskyy to attend inauguration of Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would be happy to meet with other leaders as he did at Pope Francis' funeral. 18/05/2025
Europe News Germany's Merz says Russia-Ukraine talks 'fell short' of expectations Speaking alongside Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome, Merz vowed to continue to increase the pressure on Moscow with added sanctions. 18/05/2025
Culture news Eurovision 2025: Austria's JJ wins with 'Wasted Love' In one of the most politically charged competition's yet, Austria has been named the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest winner with JJ taking the title for his pop-opera 'Wasted Love' 17/05/2025
World Russian drone strike on passenger bus kills nine in Ukraine A Russian drone struck a passenger bus in Ukraine's northeastern region of Sumy early on Saturday, killing nine people and injuring four. Ukrainian and Russian officials had held direct peace talks just hours earlier. 17/05/2025
Europe News Portugal gears up for third national election in three years Parties and voters alike are gearing up for what promises to be a unique election amid voter discontent and recent controversy. 17/05/2025
Brussels, My Love? "Brussels, my love?" Gazans 'smash macaroni to make bread' In this episode, we hear how hard life inside Gaza is and how Israelis are also pressuring their government to stop the bombing. 17/05/2025
Business Why are female entrepreneurs finding it harder to secure loans? Euronews looks at some of the reasons stopping female founders from accessing as much money as their male counterparts, as well as what can be done about it. 17/05/2025
Europe News Poland's Tusk says Russian hackers attacked ruling parties' websites Tusk said the website of several parties in his governing coalition were targeted by the hackers, two days before the presidential election. 17/05/2025